Market manipulation is the point. Every time he makes a statement the market reacts which allows people who are in on it to make money hand over fist.

[–] Skua@kbin.earth 16 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Also Trump's voterbase will believe anything he says over anything Xi says

[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml 14 points 2 months ago

Although, I doubt he even cares what they think. His constituents are the financial capitalists whose interests he represents.

[–] balsoft@lemmy.ml 13 points 2 months ago

There's no credibility to lose at this point. He has been lying for his entire life, no way he's stopping now.

[–] Ildsaye@hexbear.net 8 points 2 months ago

Going along with Trump's most recent lies is how you show you are loyal/part of the cult. The lies also flush out people who are impelled to correct the historical record, marking them as enemies.

[–] UltraGiGaGigantic@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 months ago

credibility he could have left

LoL

[–] HobbitFoot@thelemmy.club 2 points 2 months ago

Trump blatantly lied all the time as part of his career in real estate. Why would we expect anything different now?

[–] nayminlwin@lemmy.ml 7 points 2 months ago

Geopolitical news headlines reading like crazy-ex stories. What a time we live in.

[–] DancingBear@midwest.social 5 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

He fucked around and now he is finding out.

China called his bluff on the tariffs, Americans need cheap plastic crap from target more than china needs anything we have.

Trump is desperate to quickly make this appear as a win so he can pull back the crazy tariffs but Xi is mocking him.